Patient-Centered Surgical Prehabilitation
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Summary
The purpose of this research is to validate the prehabilitation program which is defined as a set of interventions meant to prepare the body physically and nutritionally for the cystectomy procedure.
Description
This research study is testing the efficacy of the prehabilitation study which is a set of investigational interventions and also tries to define the most appropriate and effective set type of interventions to use for further studies. "Investigational" means that the intervention is being studied. In this research study, the investigators hope to learn whether or not this combination of prehabilitation interventions has an impact on the recoverability of participants who will undergo cystectomy or bladder removal surgery. The 5 interventions that make up the prehabilitation study are: * Parti…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–85 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patents must be candidates for all types of cystectomy surgery including urinary diversion via open or robotic approach. 2. Patients between the ages 18 and 85 years 3. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Score of class 1-4 4. Ileal conduit or ileal neobladder urinary diversion 5. Able to understand the study procedures, agreed to participate in the study program, and voluntarily provided informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Scheduled for a partial cystectomy 2. Previous total colectomy, gastrectomy, or gastric bypass, or functional colostom…
Interventions
- OtherExercise Training
Virtually supervised exercise training for four weeks prior to cystectomy
- Dietary SupplementNutritional Intervention
Patients scheduled to undergo cystectomy will receive liquid Ensure supplemental shakes for 2 weeks prior to surgery and liquid Ensure supplemental shakes for 1 week postoperatively
Locations (2)
- Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, Massachusetts
- Dana Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, Massachusetts